Belarus and Argentina abolish visas starting 19 May
Mutual visa-free entry between Belarus and Argentina will come into force starting 19 May. read more
Belarus and Latvia will host 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
Belarus and Latvia have won the right to co-host the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. read more
Belarus no longer heaviest drinking nation
Lithuania is currently in the lead. read more
Designer makes t-shirt with Alexander Lukashenko on it
The closing of the Belarusian fashion and design contest “Mel’nitsa mody” made the headlines on Wednesday because of the collection featuring a T-shirt with the President printed on it. “He is one of the symbols of our country”, the designer told TUT.BY. read more
Rainbow Index 2017: Belarus remains more homophobic than most countries in Europe
Belarus is more homophobic than most countries in Europe, but situation with the rights of LGBT people is even worse in Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The level of equality of LGBT people and respect for their rights in Belarus is estimated at 13% of 100% in the latest version of 2017 Rainbow read more
Over 10 000 WWII veterans remain in Belarus
As of April 1, 2017, there were nearly 10700 veterans of the Great Patriotic War in Belarus. read more
Lukashenka criticized performance of Belarusian hockey players
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has strongly criticized the performance of Belarusian hockey players at the World Cup 2017 and promised to draw conclusions. read more
Minsk policeman throws himself on car to stop drunk driver (video)
On Monday evening, Minsk traffic police tried to stop a drunk driver in Lermontov street in an unusual way. read more
White Legion detainee Jan Mikhalkou released
Jan Mikhalkou, a suspect in the White Legion criminal case was released from KGB's pretrial detention center on April 29. He was detained on March 21 in connection with the criminal case 'on preparing mass unrest. read more |